2009 Upper Deck Series 1 & 2 Combo Pack

Catcher Matt Wieters (whom I think still doesn't have a contract with Topps) is the cover boy for a pack that advertises the possibility of getting a Stephen Strasburg card. The ad is a sticker, so obviously the vendor had to come back and slap that sticker on each pack. The thing is, Strasburg does not appear in the 1006 card set at all...his cards were released in 2010 card sets. Therefore, I call shenanigans.

Anyway, we've seen the cards before, so here's the list of what I got and some highlights and card backs:

Top Pack:

#167 – Alex Gordon

#125 – Armando Galarraga

#194 – Russell Martin

#293 – Pedro Feliz

#321 – Scott Hairston

#304 – Ian Snell

#433 – Team Leaders:Mets

#483 – Brandon Webb (Checklist)

#GN30 – Johan Santana

#U38 – Anthony Swarzak (RC)

#673 – Joakim Soria

#697 – Reggie Willits

#570 – Kosuke Fukudome

#677 – John Buck

#533 – Oscar Salazar

#936 – Willie Harris

#943 – Rick Porcello (RC)

#995 – Gerald Laird (Checklist)

Bottom Pack:

#188 – Gary Matthews

#152 – Roy Oswalt

#117 – Ubaldo Jiminez

#208 – Blake DeWitt

#259 – Ivan Rodriguez

#367 – Troy Percival

#419 – Luis Valbuena (RC)

#GN44 – Russell Martin

#U10 – Pedro Martinez (back)

#1305 – Tony Gwynn (Upper Deck 20th Anniversary)

#520 – Martin Prado

#692 – Vladimir Guerrero

#877 – Brendan Ryan

#763 – David Wright

#814 – Chase Utley

#632 – Yorvit Torrealba

#820 – Tom Gorzelanny

#753 – Oliver Perez

And for the record, no, I didn't get the pack because of the Strasburg sticker. Common, it's 3 bucks for 36 cards!

Anyway, that's the pack. More later. Have a fun week, and thanks for reading!